# 2002 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
> NHTSA complaint `834116` · 2011-01-02 · Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** JEEP
- **Model:** GRAND CHEROKEE
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- **Miles at failure:** 198,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING HOME FROM A SOCCER GAME WITH 3 KIDS AND MYSELF IN A 2002 JEEP.  I WAS COMING TO A STOP, WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF THE SUV.  THE FRAME OF THE JEEP BROKE FROM RUST.  THE JEEP HAD THE UNDERSIDE COATED WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED.  JEEP DID NOTHING TO HELP SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, AND IT HAD TO GO TO THE SALVAGE YARD.  I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER JEEP PRODUCT.  MY AUTO BODY SHOP SAID THE OTHER SIDE WAS ALMOST RUSTED THROUGH ALSO, SO REPAIR COST WOULD MORE THAN IT WOULD BE WORTH.  THE ONLY THING WAS THAT MOMENTS BEFORE THE BREAK, I WAS GOING 65 ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND HAD IT BROKE THEN I WOULD HAVE HAD A REALLY BAD ACCIDENT.  *TR
---
*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*